Go to www.fedsig.com it's there..
John VE3AMZ
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From: Neil McKie [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Repeater Builder Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 6:26 PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Slightly off topic ...
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There are only 2 people who I have ever seen say that Maggoire is good
equipment. Russ and a well know fool on this group.
Jim B. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
russ wrote:
THE BELOW IS SOMTHING THAT A LOT OF US KNOW AND SOME WILL NOT ADMITT.
The way the mother M keeps down the desence
is to
Russ, for what it's worth, we're using Johnson 8655 900mhz radios to link our
2 440 machines together.. One of things we found, and this may apply to
you, is with the 900mhz radios being narrow band and your other stuff being
wide band, you might hear a noticeable difference in the Link audio's
From: Davies, Doug A FOR:EX [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I have been having a heck of a time getting my Q202G to tune to 146.xxx. It
was originally set up for 163.xxx and, of course, the plunger rods were cut
off to fit a cabinet. After lengthening the rods, I still couldn't get a
proper notch. Asking
I believe it is 50 100 watts.
Randy VE3JPU
From: John J. Riddell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 19:07:24 -0500
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Slightly off topic ...
Go to www.fedsig.com it's
Well the fool has lots of paper to back him up!
BSEE. GROL. (use to be a 1st class) Plus many more. So i'm a fool? When are
you coming out to prove me a fool? Please jump on the next bat and prove me
a fool. BTW I have build some of the largest DTV and HDTV systems around. I
am not a name caller
Hey Pete,
I will let the group know. We are putting the 1st of 3 927 repeaters up this
week end in Ocean City NJ.
At the same time we are putting up the link from OC to Chester PA. We have
been looking at the 2.5 vers 5 kc as in OC we have 1 147.285 repeater and a
223.98 repeater both 5 KC and we
IBOC FM I guess there is a 3rd fool in here LOL
JOHN MACKEY wrote:
Russ - Please RE-READ my statement. (I never called you a fool or anything
else other than "Russ") I said "Russ AND a well know fool on this group".
However, if you choose to include yourself as the second party, I
hi i have a gr300 uhf motorola repeater and this repeater have a
sound like a fry eggs or ham with a modulation or a cw id .
whats is a posible cause of this problem?
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I never claimed IBOC was a good idea!!
Neal Newman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
IBOC FM I guess there is a 3rd fool in hereLOL
JOHN MACKEY wrote:
Russ - Please RE-READ my statement. (I never called you a fool or
anything
else other than Russ) I said Russ AND a well know fool on this
For the bux the hustler g-6 family has been doing pretty well, just make
sure to sweep it before you mount it as there have been some really
crazy uhf splits mixed up lately.
Donnie Q wrote:
I am putting a 220 machine on the air in Michigan, all ready have
the pair. but my question is does
No the fool is the person in your company who said lets put IBOC on
the station then wrote the Check. 1 year later royality check..
another year goes by another royality check...
ect ect.
JOHN MACKEY wrote:
I never claimed IBOC was a "good" idea!!
Neal Newman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Davies, Doug A FOR:EX
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have been having a heck of a time getting my Q202G to tune to
146.xxx..
DougI share your grief! I'm also on 146.775...However, I found
out something today! This is a kinda long story so bear
I doubt if you would get repeater council approval to link at that power
level, most linking is done 15-20 miles with 3-5 watts and then someone
might turn it up to 10 watts to overcome foliage and insure a reliable
path in horrible weather.
dy3lmk143_13mhz wrote:
I've never had experience on
There always seems to be one in every group. I'm aware of coaxial
velocity and how to calculate that. However, that in itself does not
provide the answer to the question. Once one determines the velocity
factor for the coax being used, he can calculate different electrical
wavelengths of the
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From: JOHN MACKEY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Re: [Re: [Repeater-Builder] WTB: 440 Mhz Receiver with COR]]
There are only 2 people who I have ever seen say that Maggoire is good
If you are looking for 6 mtr cavities, I have a set in my barn that a
club spent 800 bux on, 4 pcs. db 4032 - located just west of Cleveland,
Ohio - they will fit into a caravan or comparable mini-van.
Neal Newman wrote:
Hey Alex Go Away
looking for some 6 meter duplexers For
I worked on about 20 or so magiore repeaters for friends before they knew
any better, new and old designs over the years and here is what i found.
Very cheap low specs components used not very well design equipment, the
squelch on the receiver sucked sometimes it would open up and there was no
Tune them each seperatly and then replace the cables with the correct
electrical length using the velocity factor math.
Davies, Doug A FOR:EX wrote:
I have been having a heck of a time getting my Q202G to tune to 146.xxx. It
was originally set up for 163.xxx and, of course, the plunger rods
hi all the group, i have an ifr 1200s service
monitor, i bougth it about 1 year ago, the version is 7.1
01 was suposted to be on calibration, but wheni use it
to calibrate duplexers using grafics (duplex gen ),duplexer never get the
rigth calibration, at the end ,i always have to use
Having trouble retuning a 633 8A duplexer from 10 mHz to 5 mHz split.
Insertion loss seems to be excessive. Does anybody have any experience with
this model in this circumstance?
td
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Get rid of annoying pop-up ads with the new
You need to get a licensed radio tech in there to do the co-ordination
but the basic can it be linked, yes but it could easily cost 25-38k to
erect the towers and all the stuff needed.
Matt Bergum wrote:
Hello,
I just Joined the group, but don't plan to stay a member (since I am
not a HAM
hmmm, I don't know about that...
When a grant comes down to pay 70 percent of the costs you can use it to buy
a NEW SOLID STATE transmitter to replace a 23 year old tube transmitter, it
begins to make sense.
(Not to mention a few other benefits)
Neal Newman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No the
I acquired an ancient microphone tester made by Motorola,
Model ST-855. It apparently has a tone generator that
you can hold the microphone over and a VU meter to
watch it with. The tone generator doesn't work
and the VU circuit is a little sluggish.
Anybody got a manual or even a schematic for
To Neal NewmanI think [EMAIL PROTECTED] is referring to me as the fool.
Obviously he has no idea who I am nor my past contributions to scientific and
television research. Having noted past demeaning comments to some from this
individual, I wish he would keep his negative comments to
Matt Bergum wrote:
Hello,
I just Joined the group, but don't plan to stay a member (since I am
not a HAM operator). I am just a fireman in Ohio looking for simple
answers to repeater questions. I expect to be online for about an
hour more...so you do not need to reply after that.
This
tony dinkel wrote:
Having trouble retuning a 633 8A duplexer from 10 mHz to 5 mHz split.
Insertion loss seems to be excessive. Does anybody have any experience with
this model in this circumstance?
You are likely trying to tune it upside-down.
Try this:
Duplexer to Radio Set cabling lengths can be optimized by the method
from this article and downloaded PDF file from Wacom:
http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip/gtm.html
Kevin Custer
Oh, and by the way.. Lets stop the name calling and other such BS, or
you'll find yourself no longer receiving
Hi Ken, well it would be hard for me to make an offer, let me tell you what
I am attempting to do. I have two repeaters, one on 440 and one on 2
meters, and am using an RLC2 controller. I want to be able to remove the
controller from the 440 machine, which is a phone patch deal and tie it into
Gee I was work at ATC when the memo came down to remove all Master 2 RCA
and Micores if they where not type accepted for the service they had listed
on the paper work. I did not know untill that time that they where not ok to
use for part 95 GMRS or part 90 Business. Yes you find a bad Maggiore
Come on out and see 18 that work fine. Well installed and work great.
73 Russ, W3CH
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From: Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Re: [Re: [Repeater-Builder] WTB: 440 Mhz Receiver with COR]]
I
We are useing for HT's MTX, GTX's mostly. For mobiles lots of
Maxtrac's they also make a great link radio if you get the ones with the 16 pin
jack on the back. You can program and pick every thing off the back. We also
have Sprectra's for all the control opp's. There are also GTX mobiles
i sent this yesterday but got returned i forgot to add the - in repeater
builder.. go figure.. GOOD Luck
NEVER connect the Brown speaker hipower (100w) and the orange speaker LOW
POWER(58w) wire together to the speakers
Use 18g for speaker wire / siren wire
BLUE Spkr, COM
BRN Spkr HI
Org
Again, the correct length for coax between the duplexer and the tx/rx is
the minimum length that will reach between the two.
--
Jim Barbour
WD8CHL
Davies, Doug A FOR:EX wrote:
I have been having a heck of a time getting my Q202G to tune to 146.xxx. It
was originally set up for 163.xxx
THE FCC! They came off the list a few years back.
Go read for your self. Still a pile of the out there that have not been
replaced but that does not back it right. Just a fact.
73 Russ.
On the side there are about 40 very happy Maggiore users on the list? Most
just do not want to get in a back
Mastr II and Micor not ok to use in part 90?!?!?!?!?
Says who?
russ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gee I was work at ATC when the memo came down to remove all Master 2 RCA
and Micores if they where not type accepted for the service they had listed
on the paper work. I did not know untill that
Kevin Custer
Oh, and by the way.. Lets stop the name calling and other such BS, or
you'll find yourself no longer receiving email from this particular
list.
Thanks
Thanks Kevin,
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At 06:10 AM 3/30/2004 -0800, you wrote:
The receiver that is on the 440 machine is a Uniden
radio, for which we pulled the de-emphasized audio from. Then we used a
COR, which actually is nothing more than a voltage drop.
---Well Mathew. It doesn't sound like you need a new receiver. That would
If what you are trying to get is a stronger signal from a weaker one,
use an open npn collector as the switch - in order for it to trigger
with reliability you do need for the signal to go above 3 and below 2
volts for this to occur - it takes the strain off the radio electronics
and you can also
The voltage at the tap point is about 7 volts, when keyed it drops to about
.5 volts, just not enough to get it to key the controller. I looked for
other sources in the radio, nothing would drop to zero volts.
Mathew
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From: Ken Arck [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
At 09:07 AM 3/30/2004 -0800, you wrote:
The voltage at the tap point is about 7 volts, when keyed it drops to about
.5 volts, just not enough to get it to key the controller. I looked for
other sources in the radio, nothing would drop to zero volts.
---I'm surprised your controller doesn't
THANK YOU!
73 Russ, W3CH
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From: NØATH [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Duplexer Cable Legnth
Kevin Custer
Oh, and by the way.. Lets stop the name calling and other
I am having trouble generating a COR / COS signal for my new cross-
band repeater project. I do not want to pull my expensive
transceiver apart to try and locate an internal COR circuit.
I have seen several commercial circuits that generate a COR singnal
based on logic that detects a drop in
Hi Kevin:
I get a 404 error when I tried to download the Wacom PDF document.
Is it just me?
Regards,
Micheal Salem N5MS
Norman, Oklahoma
Kevin Custer wrote:
Duplexer to Radio Set cabling lengths can be optimized by the method
from this article and downloaded PDF file from Wacom:
Hi Ken, that is what I would have thought as well. When the squelch is
closed, it has about 7 volts on the point, when the squelch is open, it goes
low to about .5 volts. The radio that I am using is a Uniden AMU 080K
radio. I will have to work with it again this weekend when the RLC2 gets
Being careful how you install it, you might be able to use the
Squelch Gate Card from either the late Motorola Motrac Series
Station or the Micor Series Station.
Neil - WA6KLA
bsoutheyoz wrote:
I am having trouble generating a COR / COS signal for my new cross-
band repeater
Me too...
LJ
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From: Micheal Salem [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 12:11:22 -0600
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Duplexer Cable Legnth
Hi Kevin:
I get a 404 error when I tried to download the Wacom PDF document.
Hello All,
I was just talking to the nice folks at Cook Towers.
They have 9 of the DB-420's (440 to 450)NEW in stock.
1st come 1st served. As we have all heard you have to order 100 at a time.
Cook and a few outher venders did just that.
So if you want to get one of the great 440,s for your
Jim,
You made my day,
Thanks,
Steve NU5D
Again, the correct length for coax between the duplexer and the tx/rx is
the minimum length that will reach between the two.
--
Jim Barbour
WD8CHL
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It would not be hard to add a transistor or
fet stage to the cor circuit you're having
so much trouble with.
Even though the circuit doesn't go below ~.5
to ground, a regular series diode or two in
the Emitter lead of an added transistor (with
a proper series base resistor) will ensure
the
Not to devalue any of the excellent options presented previously, but
there is also a board made by Link Communications that will give you
'micor style' squelch, and cor output. It's not real expensive, and adds
these functions to any receiver. All you supply is descriminator audio
and DC. Plug
Hi
Sounds like you need a VOX unit to tap audio into and
that will give you a COR with hangtime (vox delay)
etc.
There are circuits on the web.
A second way if you can use CTCSS which will be more
stable as in the quiet periods that a person does not
talk you may get dropout.
Use a CTCSS
I'll have to check that about part 90!!
Regarding the Maggiore, if the user is happy then I guess that is all that
matters. There are many that have had bad experiences with that equipment.
This reminds me of a article in the newspaper the other day. They did an
article on the Yugo brand of
Does anyone know where to locate a service manual for a
Cushman 7000 Service Monitor?
Thank you,
Neil - WA6KLA
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Mathew,
Maybe all you need to do is stick a small diode in your COR line. The
silicon ones typically drop about 0.6 volts. Maybe that's enough to do the
trick. Try a 1N914 or that genre.
Al, K9SI
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 09:07:44 -0800
From: Mathew Quaife [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re:
The voltage at the tap point is about 7 volts, when keyed it drops to
about
.5 volts, just not enough to get it to key the controller. I looked
for
other sources in the radio, nothing would drop to zero volts.
Try putting a small silicon diode or two in series with the wire. That
should
which I know works on my CSI Phone patch, connect (start) with a 10K
resistor, the part I am lost at is the ground. When you say a pull
down
resistor, is this any different than a standard 1/2 watt resistor? I
appreciate the input here, glad that someone is willing to help.
You will see
This is also good information, but at a price.
The Link board is $60 in parts.
The cor unit I describe $5 in parts.
cheers
skipp
www.radiowrench.com
Russ Crisp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not to devalue any of the excellent options
presented previously, but there is also a
board made
, JOHN MACKEY [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Regarding the Maggiore, if the user is happy
then I guess that is all that matters.
Not really, what appears in operation on the air
is what matters most. If any circuit appears on
the air near me with problems, I'm going to tell
the owner to fix it.
bradley glen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi
Sounds like you need a VOX unit to tap audio into and
that will give you a COR with hangtime (vox delay)
etc.
Tis simple and easy to make. With the proper RC values,
you can configure the cor ckt to respond to more of the
higher frequency (non
Micheal Salem wrote:
Hi Kevin:
I get a 404 error when I tried to download the Wacom PDF document.
Is it just me?
The link was broken. Please refresh:
http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip/gtm.html
Kevin
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